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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for students all around the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Cook Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these compelling new open education experiments. Educators want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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